Jewish athletes take silver, gold
      Two Jewish athletes took home medals at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. Steve Meisler won a gold medal for the United States in the four-man bobsled, pushing his team to a combined time of 3:24:46 in the four-heat race. Jewish ice dancer Charlie White claimed a silver medal in ice dancing along with partner Meryl Davis.
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Chile synagogue destroyed in quake
      The Masorti synagogue in Concepcion was destroyed in the earthquake that rocked Chile, the Masorti Olami said. The head of the international Masorti organization, Rabbi Tzvi Graetz, has been circulating an e-mail saying that the walls were cracked and the roof caved in as a result of the massive earthquake in the South American country.
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Rabbi condemned for ordaining woman
      The Agudath Israel Council of Torah Sages has issued a statement suggesting that a New York rabbi should no longer be considered Orthodox because of his decision to ordain a woman.
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Hillary Clinton launches probe
GEFILTE FISH…
      In time for the Passover season, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is looking into the question of loads of fish to make gefilte fish. Clinton pledged to resolve a trade dispute that is holding up a shipment of nine containers of American-caught fish destined for Israeli plates this Passover as gefilte fish.
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